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GNA Minister of Local Government Meets Mayor and Members of Local Council of Derj.
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Tripoli, 17 October 2019(Lana) GNA Minister of Local Government Milad Al Taher met Thursday the Mayor and members of the Municipal Council of Derj. The meeting focused on initiating an office for financial services in the Municipality of Derj, completion of the Nalut-Sinawen road, solving the sewage water problem and possible connecting the town to the Man-made River system. =... Read more
Local Government minister meets with humanitarian affairs coordinator in Libya.
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Tripoli, 17.19.2019 - Lana - Minister of local government in the National Accord Government "Milad Taher", held an expanded meeting with the special envoy of the UN Secretary 'the UN resident and humanitarian affairs coordinator in Libya' "Yacope Al-Hilo", to announce making peace project in its first stage, to promote Sirt's youth environmental skills. The meeting also included the UN resident of Housing Fund, head of UN Child Care, deputy of Global Food Program representative and head of youth department in the UN developing program. =... Read more
GNA Minister of Economy Discuss Economic Reform With Deputy head of UN Mission in Libya.
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Tripoli, 16 October 2019(Lana) The GNA Minister of Economy Ali Al Issawi met on Tuesday Deputy Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Stephanie Williams. UNSMIL said the meeting focused on the budget and the economic reforms, particularly after the proposed amendments of the subsidy policy, to spur investments and the development projects in Libya. The Government of National Accord started executing of an economic reform program since October 2018, but the program was criticised by the Finance Ministry for lacking progress and being restricted to imposing taxes on... Read more
Italian Embassy Calls for Immediate Cessation of Combat Operations in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 16 October 2019(Lana) The Italian Embassy has called for an immediate cessation of combat operations and unrestricted air bombardment. The call came against the backdrop of the shelling of Al Fernaj neighbourhood in Tripoli on Monday. In a statement posted to its SMS page, the Embassy voiced absolute condemnation of the killing of three girls in Al Fernaj bombing. It urged all to resort to dialogue, to achieve peace, democracy and development in Libya. =... Read more
EU: Escalating Violence in Libya Led to Higher Casualty Toll Among Civilians.
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Tripoli, 16 October 2019(Lana) The European Union on Tuesday called for an immediate halt of the fighting in Libya and a return to the UN-led political talks. 'The escalating violence in Libya is behind the rise in the number of casualties among civilians , the EU said in a statement, indicating that after a year and a half the situation continues to deteriorate. 'The air raid on urban areas in and around Tripoli has caused further suffering to Libyan residents, the statement said, calling on parties to respect the International Humanitarian Law and human rights to protect... Read more